Alabaster Tornado

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1120 AM CDT MON APR 20 2009

..SHORT TORNADO TRACK FOUND IN SHELBY COUNTY

..ALABASTER TORNADO

EVENT DATE: SUNDAY 19 APRIL 2009
EVENT TYPE: EF-0 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 60-70 MPH
EVENT START LOCATION: 33.239/86.816
EVENT END LOCATION: 33.259/86.795
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 1.82 MILES
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 50 YARDS

OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAMS
WILL CONDUCT DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. POTENTIAL
TORNADIC STORMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN NEWBURN IN HALE COUNTY,
PHENIX CITY IN RUSSELL COUNTY, AND HIGHLAND LAKES IN BLOUNT COUNTY
AND SURVEY TEAMS HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED TO THESE AREAS.

ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED PERIODICALLY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AS SURVEY TEAMS EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE THEIR
FINDINGS. FOR UP TO DATE STORM REPORTS, PLEASE VIEW THE LOCAL
STORM REPORT (LSRBMX).

A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
PROGRAM IS THE RECEIPT OF STORM REPORTS FROM ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. IF YOU WITNESSED HAIL OR FLOODING OR
ARE AWARE OF ANY STORM DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH WINDS OR TORNADOES…PLEASE
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE…OR CALL OUR STORM
REPORTING HOTLINE AT 1-800-856-0758.

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